HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 625 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

/658 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY
THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH
SOUTH OF I-80 UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...BECOMING VERY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
DURING THE DAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST IL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR
NORTHERN IL THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL IL LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 935 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER WEATHER PROMPTING WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
.A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY PASSING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
WILL EMERGE OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE REGION EARLY
TUESDAY. LATEST COMPUTER GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS STORM WILL THEN
TRACK NORTHEAST TO THE WEST OF CHICAGO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN LATE IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON
935 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: INTERMITTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TUESDAY MORNING. AS MOISTURE LADEN AIR IS DRAWN
NORTHWARD IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM CENTER...SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX
WITH SLEET OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS TUESDAY EVENING...WITH ALL
SNOW OCCURRING FURTHER WEST TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 39 CORRIDOR.
GREATER SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE MOST
LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO EXIT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10
INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 39...TO AROUND 6 INCHES
FURTHER EAST OVER THE FOX RIVER VALLEY.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MOST ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED
TUESDAY EVENING. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM...
ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 345 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM NOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE PACIFIC COASTAL
REGION IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND EMERGE
OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS
THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR
CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BASED ON THIS TRACK...A BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AS
WELL AS ADJACENT PORTIONS OF IOWA AND WISCONSIN.
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA
342 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND PERHAPS NORTHWEST INDIANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS
MOISTURE LADEN AIR IS DRAWN NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING
STORM SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE
WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MAINLY SNOW OCCURRING WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA. GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM NEAR 10
INCHES ALONG THE ROCK RIVER...TO NEAR 6 INCHES FURTHER EAST OVER
THE FOX RIVER VALLEY.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MOST ROADS BECOMING SNOW
COVERED. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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MERZLOCK